Table 2

Asperger's Disorder Diagnostic Configuration as a Function of Three Diagnostic Systems

	Diagnostic System
	a	b	c
Social impairment	+	+	+
Nonverbal communication deficits	+	+	+
Failure to develop peer relationships	+	+	+
Lack of social sharing	+	+	+
Lack of social/emotional reciprocity	+	+	+
Poor empathy	+	+	+
Restricted/repetitive patterns	+	+	+
Pervasive preoccupation with stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest of abnormal intensity and focus	+	+	+
Apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals (all absorbing interest)	+	+	+
Stereotyped/repetitive motor mannerisms	+	+	+
Persistent preoccupation with parts/objects	−	−	+
Social/occupational/other dysfunctions	+	+	+
Language/communication criteria	+	+	+
Language communication deficits may be present	+	−	−
Language delays may be present	+	−	−
Poor prosody and pragmatics	+	−	−
Idiosyncratic language	+	−	−
Impoverished imaginative play	+	−	−
Motor clumsiness	+	−	−
No cognitive delays	−	+	+
Absence of other pervasive developmental disorders	−	+	+
Absence of schizophrenia	−	+	+

a, Gillberg and Gillberg³; b, ICD-10⁴; c, DSM-IV-TR²; +, diagnostic criterion is present in this diagnostic system; −, diagnostic criterion is not present in this diagnostic system.